Date	Chamber	Action
7/28/2010	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1356

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

35 ILCS 645/5-5

35 ILCS 645/5-10 new

50 ILCS 45/10

50 ILCS 45/35

65 ILCS 5/8-11-2.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Law and the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes municipalities that impose certain taxes or fees on or collected by public utilities to conduct audits of those utilities to determine the accuracy of the taxes or fees paid to the municipality. Sets forth procedures under which a municipality may collect information from a public utility that is necessary to perform an audit. Sets forth procedures concerning the audit findings, liability for errors, penalties, confidentiality, and exemptions. Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Limits the authority of municipalities (including home rule municipalities) to impose penalties with respect to certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Municipal Code or with respect to the municipal electricity infrastructure maintenance fee. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
In Sections concerning municipal audits, provides that public utilities are responsible for costs of enforcement related to requests for information and responses to notices of error.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	35 ILCS 645/5-5

35 ILCS 645/5-10 new

50 ILCS 45/10

65 ILCS 5/8-11-2.5 new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning audit procedures.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	50 ILCS 45/35

	Adds reference to:
	55 ILCS 5/3-5018	from Ch. 34, par. 3-5018

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that for non-certified copies of records, a county recorder shall receive an amount not to exceed one-half of the amount of the fee for certified copies, according to a standard scale of fees, established by the county board and made public. Exempts from the fees charged for non-certified copies of records, a person or entity who obtains the records in the following manner: (i) in bulk for all documents recorded on any given day in an electronic or paper format for a negotiated amount less than the amount provided for non-certified copies, (ii) under a contractual relationship with the recorder for a negotiated amount less than the amount provided for non-certified copies, or (iii) by means of Internet access to the records. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/30/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
1/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
1/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/4/2009	Senate	Assigned to Energy
2/24/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2/24/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/25/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
3/6/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/6/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Energy; 013-000-000
3/6/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009
3/18/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/18/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009
3/19/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/19/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/23/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/23/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
3/25/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
3/25/2009	House	Arrived in House
3/25/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/25/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
3/25/2009	House	First Reading
3/25/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2009	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
5/5/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
5/5/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
5/5/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000
5/5/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2009	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
5/29/2009	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
5/31/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/3/2010	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
5/4/2010	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/5/2010	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 8, 2010
5/5/2010	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
5/5/2010	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/5/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
5/5/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
5/6/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/6/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
5/6/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2010	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000
5/6/2010	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
5/6/2010	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
5/6/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 7, 2010
5/6/2010	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
5/6/2010	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/6/2010	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
5/6/2010	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/6/2010	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
5/6/2010	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
5/6/2010	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/6/2010	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-003-000
5/6/2010	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-003-000
5/6/2010	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 039-015-002
5/6/2010	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 039-015-002
5/6/2010	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/4/2010	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2010	Senate	Governor Approved
7/28/2010	Senate	Effective Date July 28, 2010
7/28/2010	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1356

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